hornet

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MAD AS A HORNET or

MAD AS HOPS or

MAD AS A WET HEN,

STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST.

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mad as a hornet

[mad as a hornet] or [mad as hops] or [mad as a wet hen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a fighting mood; very angry. * /When my father sees the dent […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stir up a hornets nest

[stir up a hornet's nest] {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. * /The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nest

[nest] See: [FEATHER ONE'S NEST], [STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

hen

[hen] See: [MAD AS A HORNET] or [MAD AS HOPS] or [MAD AS A WET HEN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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